Angela Thirkell
The Headmistress (Virago Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349007472
- author:
- Angela Thirkell
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Virago
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 12.7 x 2.5 x 20 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Classics, , Angela Thirkell,The Headmistress (Virago Modern Classics),Virago,0349007470,General & Literary Fiction,Classics,Fiction,Literature: Classics,20th Century English Novel And Short Story,Classic fiction,Classic fiction (pre c 1945),
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Headmistress by Angela Thirkell is set in Barsetshire during the latter years of World War II. A girls' school, evacuated from London, has taken up residence at Harefield Park, bringing with it a lively change to the community.
Miss Sparling, the new headmistress, seems to have everything under control: she dresses impeccably and is an engaging conversationalist. Her neighbours appreciate her, as do her pupils, who respect her authority. However, there is something missing from Miss Sparling's life - a sense of purpose that Barsetshire may be able to provide.
This novel explores the quiet lives of those living in rural England during wartime, revealing the complexities and nuances of everyday existence.
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